The Jerusalem Art History Journal /Histoire de l’art à Jérusalem and The City of Jerusalem: Ideas and Images Course


			From 2014 to 2019 Dr. Loren Lerner, Professor of Art History at Concordia University in Montreal taught a course "City of Jerusalem: Images and Ideas" on the art and architecture of Jerusalem. Each year the best essays and works of arts by the students were published online in the Jerusalem Art History Journal: An Undergraduate eJournal/Histoire de l’art à Jérusalem : cyberrevue étudiante de premier. In 2019, Lerner turned the in-class lectures into PowerPoint with Voice lectures and placed them online. As a tribute to the students in Lerner's class this virtual exhibition developed in 2021 features twenty-two artworks and text excerpts selected from the journal. _ The Jerusalem Art History Journal: An Undergraduate eJournal/Histoire de l’art à Jérusalem : cyberrevue étudiante de premier cycle considers different attachments to Jerusalem through visual perceptions and artistic representations at the religious, social and political levels. Its focus is on the multifaceted narratives, allegiances, and ideas of the city's history covering ancient times, the Roman and Byzantine periods, the Arab, Crusader and Mamluk periods, and the years under Ottoman, British Mandate, Jordan/Israeli and Israeli rule. Of central importance is the visual imagery of the real and imagined Jerusalem in the art and architecture created by different communities over thousands of years. The journal contains papers about the art, architecture, archaeological sites, and urban spaces of Jerusalem and works of art by student artists, reflecting responses to this ancient city as a site of major world religions, competing histories, and diverse socio-political perspectives.


			VIRTUAL EXHIBITION Jerusalem: Ideas and Images _ Jerusalem: Ideas and Images is a virtual exhibition that features twenty-two artworks and text excerpts by the artists in Dr. Loren Lerner's Art History course on Jerusalem taught at Concordia University in Montreal from 2014 to 2019. The selections are from the Jerusalem Art History Journal: An Undergraduate eJournal/Histoire de l’art à Jérusalem : cyberrevue étudiante de premier. Each of the artists creatively worked with unique parts of Jerusalem’s history, spirituality, geography, and people. The result is an artistic mosaic reflecting the real-life diversity and complexity of one of the world’s most multifaceted cities. It is my hope that these works, spanning artistic mediums, subject matter, and emotions, will give viewers a greater appreciation of, and interest in, the ideas and images of Jerusalem. Noa Ogilvy, exhibition curator and designer, September 15, 2021. Click here to access the virtual exhibition _

			OPEN ONLINE COURSE _ City of Jerusalem: Images and Ideas _ A course developed by Loren Lerner, and available to the public. For use as course curriculum worldwide, permission must be granted by Loren Lerner loren.lerner[at]sympatico.ca Course Description Over the centuries, Jerusalem has been called Shalem, Yerushalayim, City of Melchizedek, City of the Great King or City of David, prototype of the Heavenly Jerusalem, Bayt al-Maqdis or al-Quds, and City of Peace. My lectures consider these different attachments to Jerusalem through visual perceptions and artistic representations at the religious, social, and political levels. They examine Jerusalem's multifaceted religious narratives, allegiances, and believers’ ideas since the time of the Hebrew Bible. Beginning with the Bronze Age and the First and Second Temple periods, these lectures cover the city's history: the Roman period, Byzantine Jerusalem, the Arab, Crusader, and Mamluk periods, the years under Ottoman rule (1517-1917), the British Mandate (1917-1948), Jerusalem's division and reunification (1948-1967), and Israel today. Click here to access the course lectures _

			2019 Vol.05 Loren Lerner, Editor-in-chief Tara Ng, Guest editor Download the PDF _ Archaeology of Belief Archéologie et croyance The Circle, the Stone Benjamin Clément The Importance of Smiling at the Western Wall Duane Drover Breaking Dawn Wendy Jasmin Goddess Worship in the Ancient Near East Mara Lane Illustrating the Crusader Presence on the Temple Mount Nicole Lin _ Sites of Memory and Reflection Sites de souvenir et de réflexion How Works of Art Address and Attempt to Resolve the Conflict of Jews and Christians Jennifer Abboud Artists in the Archive: Christian Boltanski, Dana Levy, and Michal Rovner in Discourse with Jewish Histories Delaney Ryan Christian Dialectic Materialism in the Via Dolorosa: An Artwork and an Essay Charlotte Scott The First Mosque of Quebec and My Family Ties: A Photo Essay Nayyara Shabbir _ Faces Imagined and Real Visages réels et imaginés Pilgrims, Prescriptions, and Pictures, Oh My! Examining Art On the Topic of Jerusalem Syndrome Inside and Outside of the Holy City Abigail Gordon Trace: Facing the Impact of Iconography in Jerusalem Sabrina Ghaya Tattoos as the Reaffirmation of Christian Faith Eleni Speal Jerusalem of Gold Noa Ogilvy _ Configurations of Conflict Configurations d'un conflit Escape Goat Agnes Dakroub Vertical Horizons: Territorial Shifts in the Work of Vera Tamari and Mona Hatoum Alisa Haugen-Strand The Paradox of Belief Clayton Ross The Roots of the Resilience: Navigating the Relationships between Jerusalem, Israel, Palestine, and the Olive Tree Antonio Verdicchio return to the top of the page _

			2017 Vol.04 Loren Lerner, Editor-in-chief Tara Ng, Guest editor Download the PDF _ Tradition and Innovation Tradition et innovation Cross of Sibyl of Anjou Robert Habachi East and West Dichotomy of the Stavelot Triptych Aakruti Patel Mamluk Ceramics: Distinct China Andrea Lemieux Celestial Globes in Islamic Culture: The Intersection of Science and Religious Beliefs Maude Fontaine-Brossard Ethiopia's Rich and Illustrious Cultural History, and the Legend of Menelik I Daouda Ka _ Religion, Politics and Art Religion, politique et art Dialogue de représentations : les croisades vues par les Arabes Anna Priot The Crown of a Christian Crusader Queen: Reimagining Melisende's Crown Caledonia Dionne Paths of Paradise (Nahj al-faradis) Réjane Mercier Reappropriation of the Holy City and Virtual Pilgrimages to Jerusalem Displayed by Modern and Crusader Maps Margaréta Hanna Pintér From the Peregrinatio in terram sanctam to Televangelism Sherry Babadjanov _ In Search of the Sacred À la recherche du sacré Saint Joseph's Oratory, Revelations Analysis and Project Creation Aaron Butler A Secular Pilgrimage to Montreal's Lord of Song: An Examination of Dualities in Art, Life and Lyrics Eden Frost The Leafs: A Canadian's Ruined Temple Alexander Miller Le fil du temps Trang Phan _ Bridging the Earthly and Heavenly Realms Jeter un pont entre le monde terrestre et le royaume céleste Lumen Paméla Simard 'Alam al-Din Qaysar's Celestial Globe and Anish Kapoor's Turning the World Upside Down: Their Intricate and Complex Correlations Stephanie Dallaire A Knight of the d'Aluye Family Jade De Bruto The Golden Gate: The Gate of Mystery; the Gate of the Faithful Maryse Monfette return to the top of the page _

			2016 Vol.03 Loren Lerner, Editor-in-chief Tara Ng and Kimberly Glassman, Guest editors Download the PDF _ A Journey to Jerusalem Un voyage à Jérusalem Heavenly Jerusalem as the City of God: Representations through Illuminated Manuscripts of Saint Augustine's Theology of the Two Cities Georges-Étienne Carrière Muhammad's Night Journey: Comic Visual Exploration through a Western Perspective Gabby Orellana Armenian Illuminations: Strange Connections between Nations Alyag Malkhassian How to Loot a Work of Art Jasmine Kanter Jerusalem: A Multi-Layered City through the Work of Jay Ginsherman Louis Angot Chronicles of a Naive Backpacker in Jerusalem Florence Seymour-Provencher _ New Jerusalems and Public Art Interventions : A Changing Landscape Les nouvelles Jérusalem et les interventions en art public : un contexte en pleine évolution The Promised Land: Aksum, Ethiopia and the Ark of the Covenant Shawn Contant The Grand Lodge of Quebec: A Freemasonic Appropriation of Solomon's Temple as Symbol of Jerusalem Cynthia Catel Stone and Glass: Chihuly in the Light of Jerusalem 2000 Michelle Sones Anish Kapoor: Revealing the Dirty Corners of Society's Prejudices Sasha Killalea On Liminality and the Performance of Space: Allan Kaprow's Fluids at the Temple Mount Djamina Victor _ Hirophany : A Return Home La hiérophanie : un retour au bercail Hierophany and Heavenly Jerusalem Nicole Adama Sabr: Mapping Palestinian Memory and Resistance Karen Boyles Culture of the Stone Isabel Devine-Carter I Now Pronounce You God and Jerusalem: An Analysis of the Ketubah and Its Relationship with the Holy City Kimberly Glassman Thoughts on Nostalgia, Melancholia and Mourning in Lifta Amélie Elizabeth Pelly _ A Shared Jerusalem: Commonalities and Differences Une Jérusalem partagée : points communs et différences Jerusalem: Voice of God Santino Ciarma Planting Religions: An Artwork Melodie Ratelle The Role of Sacrifice in Judaism and Christianity: Doctrine, Ceremony and Art Erin Wilson In between Hope and Lament: Allegories through Modern Art Adélaïde Ménard-Tremblay Sigalit Landau et Raeda Saadeh: Étude écoféministe comparative entre une artiste israélienne et palestinienne Amélie Rondeau Poliquin Peace and Chaos in the Holy Land: Research Creation Deanna Hewitt return to the top of the page _

			2015 Vol.02 Loren Lerner, Editor-in-chief Stéphanie Hornstein, Sarah Amarica, Guest editors Download the PDF _ Threefold: Past Strife and Possible Unity Le conflit ou l'union à trois Jerusalem Manuscripts and Their Religious Pluralism Valérie Hénault Balance is Golden: Facets of Jerusalem in Jewellery Design Kristina Parker Light Prevails: A Work about Conflict and Hope Angelina Rosa Smedley Villa Dolorosa John William Lanthier Islamic Art: Looking at Islamic Patterns and Prayer Rugs Sylvia Trotter Ewens Acknowledging the Honourable Dead: The Victims behind the Holocaust and Nanjing Massacres Yuwei Zhu Bridging the Divide Talia Govoni _ Constructs and Constructions Le langage de l'architecture Text as Symbolic Form: An Epigraphic Approach to the Umayyad Dome of the Rock Tom Collins Jerusalem: A Case Study of the Perception of Aesthetics in Architecture Ania Barbara Jodzio Transcendence and Protection: The Whirling Dome Emilie Lefebvre Changing Symbolism of the Wailing Wall Tyler O'Donohue Jerusalem's History of Print Ashley Forbes _ This is Jerusalem: Particularities and Problems Voici Jérusalem : particularités et enjeux Jerusalem: A Water Crisis Daniel Abrams The Shadow Citizens of Jerusalem Lucy Cariou Dirt Castle: An Investigation of Colonialism Today Érika Circé-Perrault Changes in Iconography and Ideology Jessica Pelletier Underground Jerusalem Dominique Camps _ I am Jerusalem: Personifying the City Je suis Jérusalem : une ville à personnifier Je suis Jérusalem et neutre Marie-Pier Favreau-Chalifour The Face of Jerusalem Christopher Johnstone A Digital Pilgrimage to the Holy City: An Art Series Shannon Pomeroy Reflected to Depict My Imagined Old and New Jerusalem Tessa Charlebois _ Contemporary Artistic Investigations Démarches artistiques contemporaines Anselm Kiefer's Next Year in Jerusalem (2010) and the Symbolic Holy City Sarah Amarica return to the top of the page _

			2014 Vol.01 Loren Lerner, Editor-in-chief Mark Clintberg, Elise Bonnette, Lucile Pages, Copy-editing Download the PDF _ Visions and Realities Visions et réalités Design for an Ideal Starlight Anna Campbell The Artistic Apocalypse: Three Religious Depictions of the End of Days Amanda Charlebois Exploration picturale de la superposition des cultures sur le mont du temple Rachel Morneau-Hébert Jerusalem Belongs to No One and Everyone Patrick Martel Three Religions, Three Sacred Sights Eduardo Mazzonna Jérusalem, le cœur du monde Élise Peters _ Christian Hagia Polis Hierosolyma Hagia Polis Hierosolyma : la ville sainte des chrétiens The Illuminated Manuscript: Representation of the Crusades for Jerusalem Chloé Bergeron Immaculate Mary: A Reflection on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Tomb of the Virgin in the Kidron Valley, Jerusalem Elsbeth Cossar Jerusalem Syndrome: A Photo Essay Sara Graorac Roman Attitudes Towards Jerusalem: Titus and Constantine Gabrielle Montpetit Representations of Jesus in Early Christian Art Samantha Wexler Histoire d'Esme: An Imagined Story of a Ten-year Old Pilgrim to Jerusalem in the Twelfth Century Faith Wiley Dominus Flevit: Reconciling Relics, Historical and Biblical Narrative through Christianity Xin-yun Zhang _ Muslim Al Quds al-Quds : la Jérusalem des musulmans Al-Masjid al-Aqsa: The Underappreciated Third Holiest Islamic Site Ellen Belshaw Lady Tunshuq's Palace: A Lasting Legacy of Mamluk Modernization Bronwyn Carmichael The Dome of the Rock Ketan Patel A Study of Islamic Geometric Tile Design Stephanie Raudsepp _ Urban Spaces and Constructed Identities Espaces urbains et identités construites Bridging the Divide: JR and Marco's Face2Face Project and Israel-Palestine Separation Wall Veronica Della Foresta Preserving the Zion Gate: The Role of Conservation in the Middle East Anne-Marie Guerin Jerusalem through the Eyes of Armenian Photographers: Garabed Krikorian, Johannes Krikorian, and Elia Kahvedjian Herag Herkelian Yeshiva Vincent Mercier Israeli Archaeology in Jerusalem: National Heritage, Identity, and Partiality Charlotte Parent _ Israeli and Palestinian Artists Artistes israéliens et palestiniens Étude comparative des œuvres photographiques de David Rubinger à deux moments de sa vie Alison Beaulieu-Sherping Mona Hatoum: Alluringly Near and Devastatingly Far Marie Chaumont Symbols and Motifs: Depictions of the Heavenly Realm in Mordecai Ardon's At the Gates of Jerusalem Valerie Gauthier Expressing Exile as a Shared Experience: The Work of Steve Sabella Stéphanie Hornstein From the Depths of the Matrixial Sea: Reviving Loss and Memory in Contemporary Israeli Art Braden Scott return to the top of the page _

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